Malaysia
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The population of the signers of Penang Sign Language: 1,000, decreasing. 150 monolinguals. | The population of the signers of Penang Sign Language: 1,000, decreasing. 150 monolinguals. | ||
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[http://www.ethnologue.com/ Ethnologue, 16th Edition] | [http://www.ethnologue.com/ Ethnologue, 16th Edition] |
Revision as of 18:07, 1 January 2010
Name of the country/area | Malaysia |
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Formal name of the country/area | Malaysia |
Country/area information | The World Factbook(CIA) |
Wikipedia(English) |
Indigenous signs for "Malaysia"
Movies
Sign of country name "Malaysia" (Data offered by Deaf informants in Malaysia; movie made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Illustrations in the literature
"Malaysia" (In: Japanese Federation of the Deaf ed. Supervisor: Hedberg, Tomas. 2003. Country name-signs. Helsinki, Finland: World Federation of the Deaf. 20.)
Spoken languages
Bahasa Malaysia
Sign languages
Related sign languages:
Population of Deaf/deaf people
The population of the signers of Malaysian Sign Language: 24,000
The population of the signers of Penang Sign Language: 1,000, decreasing. 150 monolinguals.
The population of the signers of Selangor Sign Language: 500, decreasing.
Legal status of sign languages
Organizations and associations of the Deaf/deaf
Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) (WFD member, cited from WFD website)
http://www.mfd.org.my/public/index.asp
Institutes, associations and universities for sign language studies
Education for the deaf
Deaf communities and cultures
Religious activities by the Deaf
Famous Deaf persons and hearing persons concerned with sign languages
Sign language dictionaries
Osaka YMCA. 1984. Speaking with signs = Sike kuni shuwa ziten, rozin shuwa. 3d ed. vocabulary version. Osaka, Japan: [Quadrilingual sign language dictionary includes some Malaysian signs.]
Bibliography
Guan, Tan Chin. 1987. Malaysian Sign Language. In: Van Cleve, John V. ed. Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. v.3. New York: McGraw-Hill. 93-94.
Researchers
History of sign language research
Events
Links
Sign Languages in Asia: Malaysia (Data offered by Deaf informants in Malaysia; movies made by Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies)
Notes
Asia (general) | Asia (general) |
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East Asia | China | Japan | Mongolia | North Korea | South Korea |
Southeast Asia | Brunei | Cambodia | East Timor | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam |
South Asia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
West Asia | Afghanistan |
Areas and others | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan |